Live Music Now News

Live Music Now musicians often share heart warming stories from the people they meet and play to. Today we want to share the story of two musicians who found each other through Live Music Now. Annabel Thwaite was recommended to audition for LMN by the… [read more]

Live Music Now is collaborating with the East Kent Neurorehabilitation Unit at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and University of Kent's School of Psychology in a pilot study looking at the impact of live music sessions on recovery from brain injury. Legendary violinist… [read more]

Join us on the 15th of February 2014 at the Dora Stoutzker Hall in Cardiff for a celebration of Live Music Now, founded by Yehudi Menuhin and Ian Stoutzker, including performances by: Llŷr Williams piano Reisha Adams soprano David Doidge piano Samantha Price mezzo… [read more]

HRH The Prince of Wales presented medals to Live Music Now Founder-Chairman Ian Stoutzker, CBE and his wife Mercedes for their support and philanthropy of the arts. 11 December 2013 It was 1961, more than 50 years ago now, when Ian and Mercedes Stoutzker… [read more]

The UK is hosting a G8 summit on dementia in London on 11 December. The summit aims to develop co-ordinated global action on dementia. Live Music Now's Strategic Director for Wellbeing, Douglas Noble, weighs in on the G8 Dementia Summit's question: Which areas of dementia… [read more]

Flute and percussion duo Flercussion traveled to Abu Dhabi in October 2013 to deliver participative performances and workshops at the Future Center for Special Needs. Over the course of a week, LMN put on 24 workshops and a training session for 50 teachers. There was… [read more]

Calling all musicians in the South West of England! Is your ensemble looking for regular, paid performance opportunities? Live Music Now, the UK's leading musician development and outreach charity, is auditioning for new soloists and ensembles based in the South West of England. LMN… [read more]

To mark the world music expo WOMEX coming to Wales, Live Music Now is collaborating with Community Music Wales to provide a series of community engagement concerts. This year's WOMEX takes place in Cardiff from 23rd - 27th October (www.womex.com). The project, which… [read more]

Live Music Now is pleased to announce the appointment of Evan Dawson as Executive Director. Founder-Chairman Ian Stoutzker said, 'On behalf of the Board and the staff, I'm delighted to welcome Evan Dawson as Live Music Now's new Executive Director. His experience, knowledge and enthusiasm… [read more]

"I have always been aware that music brightens people's lives and can reach them in their darkest hours. At one LMN event an older woman told me that the concert was the most enjoyable time she had experienced in fifteen years at her care… [read more]